Beginner Room!

Teacher Jennifer told me that as of April 1st, Rachel will be moving to the Beginner Room. I wrote a post on this recently -- it's where the kids do basically the same things but they learn about weather and more advanced concepts. It will be none too soon, Jennifer says, because Rachel has begun screaming a lot instead of talking. Jennifer says this is common among kids who are ready to go to Beginners -- they're bored and so they "act out." Rachel inadvertently told me that tonight when all of a sudden she said, "She didn't answer."

"Who didn't answer, sweetie?" I asked.
"Katie," she answered (I think; I don't remember the name).
"What did you ask her?" I said.
I can't remember what Rachel answered, but then I asked, "So what did you do?"
"I screamed," she said, very matter-of-factly.

So, yes, I think Beginners would be a good idea.

Which reminds me that I've decided I really need to teach Rachel how to read -- I can tell she is dying to learn and while this daycare is adequate, they're not pushing her academically. At the risk of being a Tiger Mom, when she exhibits an interest in things I want to be able to provide her with activities that will foster that interest. She knows all her letters, she knows that R is the beginning of Rachel and G is the beginning of Grandpa and Grandma, etc...why not just teach her the rest?

I'll be researching that this week at night and hopefully will come up with some sort of a plan by the weekend.